Josep

Name: Josep
Genre: Biography, Drama, Animation
Released: March 15, 2022
Duration: 72 min
Rating: 77
Cast: Alain Cauchi, Bruno Solo, David Marsais, Emmanuel Vottero, François Morel

2022

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Distrib Films | Release Date (Streaming): March 15, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Alain Cauchi, Bruno Solo, David Marsais, Emmanuel Vottero, François Morel, Gérard Hernandez, Sergi López, Thomas Vandenberghe, Valérie Lemercier, Xavier Serrano

Summary: February 1939. Spanish republicans are fleeing Franco’s dictatorship to France. The French government built concentration camps, confining the refugees, where they barely have access to hygiene, water and food. In one of these camps, separated by barbed wire, two men will become friends. One is a guard, the other is Josep Bartoli (BarcelonaFebruary 1939. Spanish republicans are fleeing Franco’s dictatorship to France. The French government built concentration camps, confining the refugees, where they barely have access to hygiene, water and food. In one of these camps, separated by barbed wire, two men will become friends. One is a guard, the other is Josep Bartoli (Barcelona 1910 – NYC 1995), an illustrator who fights against Franco’s regime.… Expand

Director: Aurel

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Animation

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 72 min

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Lisa Nesselson

Mar 15, 2022

A harsh history lesson as well as a good yarn, this visually arresting endeavour registers strongly at a time when refugees account for a record 1% of the world’s population. Read full review

Alissa Simon

Mar 15, 2022

The strong subject matter as well as the eponymous subject’s storied life makes one wish for a longer running time than 72 minutes. Read full review

Jordan Mintzer

Mar 15, 2022

Aurel’s artwork is less detailed and more cartoonish than Bartolí’s, but no less evocative, especially in his choice of colors. Read full review

The Guardian Cath Clarke

Mar 15, 2022

It’s a delicate, thoughtful film, moving and real. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Mar 15, 2022

The 74-minute film leaps among time frames without much warning. Occasionally, the screen erupts into crackling black-and-white images drawn directly from Bartolí’s work — as if torn from the very pages of his sketchbooks. Read full review

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